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TULSA, Okla. – Johannes Ingildsen and Brian Berdusco capped a perfect day for the Gators with an upset of the No. 2 seed in the doubles draw of the ITA All-American Championships.
 
Ingildsen and Berdusco topped SEC foe out of Vanderbilt, Cameron Klinger and Billy Rowe, 6-3, 6-1.  The duo advanced to Saturday's quarterfinal round with the victory.   Sophomores Andy Andrade and Oliver Crawford are also through to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Washington's Enzo Sommer and Kawika Lam. 
 
In singles, Crawford rolled past Juan Carlos Aguilar of Texas A&M to advance to Saturday's round of 16. Ingildsen and Riffice rebounded from their first round losses to survive in the consolation bracket.  Ingildsen defeated SEC foe Filip Kraljevic of Ole Miss 6-3, 6-2 and Riffice top Wake Forest's Meneloas Efstathious 6-1, 6-3.   
 
All five Florida matches were scored as straight set victories.    
 
ITA All-American Championships Results:

• Main Draw Singles Round 2:
  • Oliver Crawford def. Juan Carlos Aguilar (Texas A&M) 6-4, 6-2
• Main Draw Doubles Round of 16:
  • Oliver Crawford/Andy Andrade def. Kawika Lam/Enzo Sommer (Washington) 6-3, 7-5
  • Johannes Ingildsen/Brian Berdusco def. Cameron Klinger/Billy Rowe (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 6-1
• Consolation Singles Round 1:
  • Sam Riffice def. Meneloas Efstathious (Wake Forest) 6-1, 6-3
  • Johannes Ingildsen def. Filip Kraljevic (Ole Miss) 6-3, 6-2

 
Up Next:

• Saturday's play will feature two rounds of Main Draw singles, beginning with Round of 16 play at 9 a.m. ET, while the main draw doubles enters the quarterfinal round.
  • Main Draw Singles Round of 16: Oliver Crawford vs. Axel Geller (Stanford), 9 a.m. ET
  • Consolation Singles Round of 16: Johannes Ingildsen vs. Loic Cloes (South Alabama), 10 a.m. ET
  • Consolation Singles Round of 16: Sam Riffice vs. Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (UC Santa Barbara), Noon ET
  • Doubles QF: Oliver Crawford/Andy Andrade vs. Clement Marzol / Loic Cloes (South Alabama), 4 p.m. ET
  • Doubles QF: Johannes Ingildsen/Brian Berdusco vs. Sven Lah / Jimmy Bendeck (Baylor), 4 p.m. ET

 
Thoughts from Coach Bryan Shelton:

• "Our guys competed at a high level today which enabled us to have success.  I was quite impressed with how Johannes [Ingildsen] came back today and bounced back from yesterday.  Sam [Riffice] did a nice job today as well and closed out a very tough opponent."
• "Our doubles was really good.  Brian [Berdusco] and Johannes [Ingildsen] capped it off with their doubles performance.  Great opportunities again tomorrow."

 
What's on the Line?

• In addition to vying for the All-American national title, players will be competing to secure a berth to the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, which takes place Nov. 7-11 in Surprise, Ariz.
• Singles quarterfinalists, consolation singles champion and finalist, along with doubles semifinalists and consolation doubles champion and finalist will advance to the end of fall national championship. 

 
How to Follow the Action:

• For updates, draws, schedules, live scoring, general daily recaps and photo gallery links, visit the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships event page
• You can also follow event coverage on the Florida Gators Men's Tennis Twitter and Instagram channels at @GatorsMTN.

 
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